#A738CA#A738CA

#A738CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.224 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A738CA
RGB	rgb(167, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(286, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.05, 65.25, -54.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.05, 85.03, 320.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.38% 0.1629 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(56.38% 0.224 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.0096, 15.3093, 57.3452)
Luminance	0.1531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A738CA #5BCA38

analogous

#5E38CA #A738CA #CA38A4

triadic

#A738CA #CAA738 #38CAA7

tetradic

#A738CA #CA5E38 #5BCA38 #38A4CA

square

#A738CA #CA5E38 #5BCA38 #38A4CA

split-complementary

#A738CA #A4CA38 #38CA5E

monochromatic

#581D6B #80299B #A738CA #BC68D7 #D299E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#A738CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#A738CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A738CA

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A738CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A738CA	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3970C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5567E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a738ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.224 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c579db',
    500: '#a738ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a738ca;
$custom-light: #c579db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a738ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.616,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56378,
    "c": 0.22373,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A738CA

secondary

#9ECF8E

accent

#E1476C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A738CA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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